Ironing machine



Dec. 1, 1936. J. A. CASTRICONE 2,062,989

IRONING MACHINE Filed Nov: 9, 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 1, 1936- J. A. CASTRICONE 2,062,989

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Dec. 1, 1936- J. A. CASTRICONE IRONING MACHINE Filed Nov. 9, 1952 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Dec. 1, 1 936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- IBONING MACHINE John A. Castrieone, Peoria, 11!. Application November 9, 1932, Serial No. 641,835 3 Claims. (Cl. 38-81) The ironer to be described is of the power driven, roller type, the general arrangement consisting of a roller contacted by a movable ironing shoe, the said roller being supported upon a member extending from the frame of the head mechanism, which is in turn suitably attached to and supported by a bench or table 6 I as clearly shownin Figs. 1 and 2 'of the accompanying drawings.

Power for driving the several elements is furnished by a conventional motor through mechanism and controls to be described, the whole forming a complete working unit.

The main object of the invention is to provide a power driven ironer of the roll type which is par! ticularly suited to domestic use.

Another object is to provide an ironer which may be efliciently operated by inexperienced persons with a minimum of physical effort.

A further object is to provide an ironer having an independently controlled power driven roller and an independently controlled power operated ironing shoe adapted to be placed in contact with or withdrawn from the roller.

Another object is to provide a power operated shoe which is automatically withdrawn from contact with the roller when rotation of the roller is discontinued.

A still further object is to provide an ironing shoe which when placed in contact with the roller by the operated power means, may be removed from such contact by manual means without disturbance of the power operated means.

Other and further objects will appear in the acc'ompanying description and drawings, in which Fig. 1 is an end elevation of the ironer as it -might appear in commercial form;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation as viewed from the rear of the ironer;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged end elevation-with housing cover removed and several parts broken away to admit clearer view;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken in the direction of the arrows on line 44 of Fig. 3, with certain parts removed to admit clearer view, and eccentric rotated one quarter turn to facilitate description;

Fig. 5 is a view taken in the direction of the arrows on line 5-5 in Fig. 4, with several parts removed to admit clearer view;

Fig. 6 is a view taken in the direction of the arrows on line E- E in Fig. 4, with several parts removed to admit clearer view of underlying parts.

Fig. 'I is a sectional view taken in the direction of the arrows on line l'| of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view of the roller drive clutch mechanism to be described;

Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view of the oil pump to be described; 7

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the roller clutch 5 operating key to be described;-

Flg. 11 is an enlarged elevational view, taken in the direction of the arrows on line H--l I in Fig. 4, showing the ironing shoe operating clutch in engaged position; 1

Fig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. 11, showing the clutch in disengaged position Fig. 13 is a sectional view taken in the direction of thearrows on line l3-l3 of Fig. 2, showing the ironing shoe in working position;

Fig. 14 is a view similar to Fig. 13, with the ironing shoe in non-working position;

Fig. 15 is a view of the ironing shoe supporting and operating members as viewed from the side opposite to that shown in Fig. 2, with shoe and go portions of bracket removed to admit clearer view, (see Fig. 14) and Fig. 16 is a detail view taken in the direction of the arrows on line lG-Ii of Fig. 3.. v

As already mentioned, the ironing roller is 25 power driven, the source of power being a conventional electric motor located within the housing projection I clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The motor being of standard manufacture, will .not be further described.

The end of the motor shaft projects into the mechanism housing It and is adapted to rotate the worm shaft 3 through a conventional toothed coupling 2, as clearly shown.

Shaft 3 is rotatably mounted in bearing sup- :5 ports 4, the same being integral with frame member IS. The motor end support is fitted with a shouldered bushing 5, the opposite end with a bushing-j of elongated form adapted to form a bearingfor the. end of shaft 3 and also 40 support a thrust ball I and adjustment screw 8 with lock nut 9. The functions of the several parts will be obvious after observation of the sectional view in Fig. 5.

Integral with shaft 3 is a worm Ill adapted to to mesh with worm gear H, as shown in Fig. 5. Worm gear II is fixedly mounted upon a sleeve member I! disposed at right angles with shaft 3, as shown in Fig. 7. To said sleeve member I! is also fixedly mounted a spur gear I3 and anso internal gear is, each of which will be referred to later.

- The left hand end of the sleeve 12, as viewed in section in Fig. I, is rotatably mounted in a bushing I4 which issupported by frame member I I II, the latter being attached to suitable projections from housing l6, all as clearly shown in Fig. '7.

Rotatably and slidably mounted within sleeve I2 is a shaft II on the left hand end of which, as viewed in Fig. 7, is fixedly mounted a spur pinion Hi. It will be apparent that shaft I1 is supported, at the left hand end, -by and within sleeve l2, while the right hand end is rotatably and slidably mounted in bushing I3, which latter is supported by frame member l5. From the above description, and consideration of parts shown in Fig. '1, it will be clear that sleeve I2 is supported at the left hand end by bearing ll-IS.v above described tand at the right hand end by shaft H, which latter is supported at the right hand end by bearing |8|5, above described, and at the left hand end by and within the sleeve l2. Thus, it will be clear that sleeve |2, carrying worm gear spur gear l3 and in-. ternal gear I9, is free to rotate either independently of shaft IT' or in unison therewith, and that shaft I1 is adapted to be propelled lengthwise within its bearing and sleeve |2 while the several parts are in motion.

Referring again to the left hand end of sleeve l2, Fig. '7, also to Fig. 8, it will be noted that the body of sleeve l2 projects beyond the bearing ||-l5 sufliciently to receive, in a flxed relation, an internal spur gear l9-having characteristics similar to those of spur pinion l3. Gear I9 is so affixed as to extend somewhat beyond the end of sleeve |2 the extended portion forming a toothed recess adapted to receive, in a slidable manner, the pinion |9,-as' clearly shown in Figs. 7 and 8.

It will be clear that the combination of internal gear l9, as affixed to sleeve l2 and pinion l8 as aflixed to the slidable shaft l1, form an effective clutch unit. The utility of this will be referred to presently.

Referring to the right hand end of shaft l1,

Fig. '1, it will be noted-that a flanged bushing 2|) is aflixed thereto by means of a threaded portion, as shown. A thimble member 2|, having an enlarged and flanged portion, is rotatably mounted upon the bushing 20 and is retained thereon in rotatable relation by the flange of the bushing 20, washer 22 and lock-nut 22a, as clearly shown. The enlarged portion of .thimble member 2| is adapted to extend somewhat over a boss portion ofthe frame IS with suflicient clearance to retain a compression spring 23, which latter reacts between frame I5- and thim- -ble 2|, tending ,to propel shaft 11 toward the right, Fig. 7, and thus retain pinion l3 in engagement with gear l9.

Manual control of the above described clutch unit is effected through a key knob 24 conveniently located atop the mechanism housing, as

shown. The key is afllxed to the shank of a shouldered member 25, which latter is rotatably,

mounted in bushing 26 supported by the housing I6 as clearly shown in Fig. '1.

A perspective view of shoulderedmember 25 is shown in Fig. 10. It will be noted that the lower'end of the enlarged portion is formed into a semi-circular lip or extension which will be referred to presently.

Reference to Figs. 3 and 7 will disclose a lever 21 pivotally supported upon a rounded extension of housing l5 and retained thereon by a shouldered screw 28. Lever 21 is provided with a circular opening so disposed and dimensioned as to clear the of thimble 2| already d sc ibed,

aoeaoeo and contact with the flanged portion thereof, as clearly shown in section in Fig. 7.

At its upper end lever 21 terminates in an offset portion having a circular opening so disposed as to loosely receive the body of a sleeve nut 29 which is adjustably attached to a shaft 33 by means of a threaded portion, the head of nut 29 acting as a shoulder to retain lever 21,

as shown. The shaft 30 is slidably mounted in a bearing 3| supported by extension from frame member l5.

To the end of shaft 30 opposite the screw 29 is afllxed a washer member 32, so formed and disposed that its upper side is adapted to contact with the stepped portion of rotatable member 25 To prevent rotation of shaft 33, the lower edge of said washer 32' is formed to complement the contour of an extended portion of housing It and disposed in a slidable relationwith said extension, all as clearly shown .in Figs. 5 and 6.

Consideration of Figs. 3 and '1, together with the foregoing description, will clearly indicate that spring 23, in addition to retaining clutch members |8|9 in engagement, as already described, also operates, through the flange of thimble 2|, lever 21,. screw 29 and shaft 30, to retain washer 32 against rotatable member 25. It is also obvious that rotation of said member 25 will, due toits peculiar form already mentioned, and the follow-up action due to spring 23, impart a reciprocal motion to shaft 33, which latter is adapted, through lever 21, as already described, to impart a similar motion to shaft l1; thus, it is clear that rotation of key 24 through alternate half turns, will result in engagement and disengagement of clutch members |3| 9, the whole forming a convenient manual control of the ironing roller drive.

The ironing roller drive is utilized in the following manner: Considering Figs. 6 and '1, it will be noted that pinion I3 is, regardless of its lateral position, in constant mesh with a spur. pinion- 33 ljlxedly mounted upon a shaft 34 which latter is rotatably mounted in bushing 35 supported by a boss extending from housing It as best shown in Fig. 7. To the opposite end of shaft, 34 is affixed a spur pinion 36 which is so disposed as to mesh with an internal gear 31 attached within the body of ironing roller tube 33.

Through the wheel and hub portion of internal gear 31 and a suitable web and hub member in the outer end of tube 33, not shown, ironing roller 38 is rotatably mounted upon a tubular extension 39 which latter is rigidly'supported by an extended portion of housing l6 asbest shown in section in Fig. 4. The roller is suitably padded with resilient material as 330'. To prevent accidental contact with moving parts, a guard plate 33b is disposed within 'roller 33 and aflixed -to housing It, as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

The assembly thus far described forms a complete ironing roller drive, operable by a suitable power source through coupling 2, shaft 3, worm ||l, worm gear sleeve l2, internal gear l9, pinion 8, pinion 33, shaft 34, pinion 36 and internal gear 31. Control'of the drive' is accomplished by manual rotation of key 23 operating through member 25, washer 32, shaft 30, screw 29, lever 21, thimble 2| and shaft II to engage or disengage gear l8 with gear l9, as described, thus controlling the linkage between the driving and driven portions of the assembly.

The ironing shoe,'suitably supported and operated by means about to be described, is adapted 49a of a-block 48.

from the ironing roller by manual or power means, either means being operable independently of the other. Under some'working conditions,

the power operated means, is used, on account of greater ease of operation. Under other conditions of ironing, the manual operation is convenient or necessary.

The shoe unit is composed of an ironing plate 48 of sufiicient length to extend slightly beyond the ends of the ironing roller 38 and of suitable width to meet the requirements of manufacture and use. The contacting surface of the plate is so formed as to complement the peripheral form of roller 38, thus providing suitable contact area throughout the length of said roller 38, all as clearly shown in Figs. 2, 13, and 14.

Attached to plate 48 is a back plate 4| having a form somewhat similar to the said plate 48 and adapted to be attached thereto in suchmanner as to form a compartment between the two suitable for installation of necessary heating means. The heating means being of well known manufacture, will not be described.

The ironing shoe unit is supported by a bracket plate 4; rigidly attached thereto and pivotally supported by links 43 by means of a bolt 44, as shown in Figs. 2 and 15. Links 43 are pivotally supported from an arm 45 by means of'a. bolt 48. Ann 45 is rigidly attached to a tubular shaft 41 by means of a pin 63. The shaft will be described later. 7

Figs. 13, 14, and 15 will disclose arm 48 having a channel cross-section, the flanges of which are so formed at their lower ends as to include arm 45 between them. Arm 48 is supported upon shaft 41 with the bolt 46 passing through .the flange portions thereof and arm 45 whereby it is substantially secured to the latter. At the upper 'end of arm 48 a recess is formed in the web or back portion, as 4811., said recess being adapted to receive a rearwardly extending cam portion Block 48 is rotatably supported by bolt 44. A hand lever 50 is rigidly attached to and adapted to operate block 49. The utility of this will be explained later.

A U-shaped cradle member is pivotally supported between lever members 43 by means of studs 52 as clearly shown in Fig. 15. Passing through the base portion of cradle 5|, in a slidable relation, is a bolt 53, which extends through and beyond the web portion of arm 48, as shown in Figs. 13 and 14. The bolt head 58, together with a washer 51, confines a compression spring 55 against a slidable washer 58 which is backed against the base portion of cradle member-5|. A nut 54 backs the bolt 53 against the web portion of arm 48, as clearly shown.

It will be obvious that in the above described assembly, spring 55, through bolt head 58, bolt 53 and nut 54, as against cradle 5|, "and studs 7 52, .will operate to force links 43 and 48 into a closed scissor position, this movement, however, being prevented by the locking action of cam 49a resting in recess 48a. of arm 48.

The foregoing description will clearly indicate that the ironing shoe is supported by, and oper able within, a complete lever system, which is supplementary to, yet supported by, the arm 48.

Under certain conditions of use, it is sometimes desirable to temporarily remove the ironing shoe from contact with the roller 38 without disturbing the position of the major operating members. I

The above described assembly provides manual means for effecting such removal. The dotted outline shown in Fig. 13 clearly indicates the action.

When hand lever 58 is rotated. toward the dotted line position, cam 49a is removed from its locked position in recess 48a, permitting spring 55 to operate links 43, as described, thus withdrawing the ironing shoe as clearly outlined in the drawings. It will be noted that arm 48 remains stationary during this operation. Return of the operating handle to its normal position reestablishes original relative positioning of the several members.

.Manual operation of the ironing shoe having been described, power operation will next be considered.

As indicated in Fig. -2, the ironing shoe unit is rigidly supported by an outboard stand 58.

which is attached to table 6|, as shown, and

connected with housing l8 by a structural tube 60. The tubular shaft 41 is rotatably supported at its outboard end by a suitable bearing located within tube 88, and at its driven end by a bearing formed in thebody of housing IS. The tube 88 forms ,an effective cover for the moving shaft, as well as structural strength for the several parts mentioned.

As already mentioned, arm 45 is rigidly affixed to the tubular shaft 41, a plug 82 serving as reinforcement for the walls of the tube and body of pin 83 as shown.

To the opposite end of shaft 41, within the housing IS, a double arm 64 is rigidly attached by means similar to those described in the case of arm 48. Rotatably mounted between the members of arm 84 is a trunnioned block 65, in the central portion of which a stud 66 is afilxed by means of thread and set screw as shown. The opposite end of stud 68 is provided with an adjustable nut 61 and washer 88, which will be referred to again shortly.

Figs. 3, '7, etc. will disclose a. double armed lever 89, the arms of which are so disposed as to. be rotatably supported by shaft 41 and to include arms 64 between them. structurally, the two side members composing the lever 68 are rigidly joined to function as a unitby means of a connecting portion as 13, a. shouldered collar and beaded bushing 1i, together with a shouldered rivet 12, as shown.

Referring again to stud 86, etc., it will be noted that a compression spring 14 is confined upon stud 86 between connecting portion 13 of lever 69 and washer and nut 68-81. The function of the above described assembly is to provide a resilient coupling between shaft 41 and lever 68, operating through arm 64, block 65, stud 66, nut 61, spring 14, to lever 69 through connecting portion 13. The assembly is best shown in Fig. 3.

Pivotally attached to the extremity of lever 68 by means of a pin 15, is a link member 16,

. the opposite end of which is enlarged and flanged to form a suitable band for rotatable operation upon an eccentric member 11, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4'. Link member 16 is also provided with an extended lip portion 18, as shown in detail in Fig. 16. The function of this will be explained later. I

Considering the foregoing description, together with the figures noted therein, it will be clear that rotation of eccentric 11 will result in a reciprocal motionin lever 88 through link 16, and that a similar motion will be imparted to ironing shoe 48 through lever 69, spring 14, etc., to arm 84, through shaft 41 to arm 48 and shoe 4!).

Thus, the function of eccentric I1 is to apply and remove the ironing shoe to and from contact with the ironing roller 88. 'The resilient mechanism, including spring", stud 88, etc.. are so adjusted that the angular movement of lever 88 is somewhat greater than that of ironhis .shoe 48. The result of this adjustment is that shoe 48 contacts with the faceof the ironing roller somewhat before lever 89 reaches the limit of its stroke to the left, as viewed in Fig. 3. Continued rotation of eccentric 'Il toward the left results in continued motion of lever 89 and consequent compression of spring 18, the pressure induced thereby being transmitted to shoe 48 by means already described. Thus, the contact pressure between shoe and roller is firm but yielding, and may be adjusted by.means of nut on stud 88.

Integral with the body of eccentric I1 is a disk portion 19, the whole being rotatably supported by a shouldered stud 88 which is afllxed in the plug 8|, the latter being pressed into tube 88, all as shown in Fig. 4. The outer end of stud is supported by a bracket member 92 disposed and attached to housing member It, as best shown in Fig. 3. 1

Motion is imparted to eccentric 11 .through a clutch coupling to be described, and a spur gear 98, which latter is meshed with power driven gear l8 afl'ixed to sleeve I2, as already noted and described.

Fig. 4 will indicate that gear 94 is rotatably supported upon stud 80, already described. A toothed disk member 88 is fixedly attached to gear 88 by means of a boss extension of the hub of the latter and riveted pins, as clearly shown in section in Fig. 4. The unit is adapted toidle freely upon stud 88. An outline of disk 98 is clearly shown in Fig. 5.

It has already been noted that integral with the body of eccentric I1 is a disk portion 18 so disposed that.its face opposes the side face of toothed disk 88 as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The face of disk 19 is recessed-to several levels, the level, area and form of the recesses being suitable to receive operating members to be described.

Referring to Figs. 11 and 12, the areas designated as 19c correspond to the face of disk 19, while 19b designates a recessed area of what might be called single depth with similar area located on the opposite side, and 19a designates an area of double depth.

Rotatably retained in recess 1901s a plate member 82 having a central circular opening, as shown, also diametrically opposed projecting finger members as 820 and 82b and a rigidly affixed stud 98, disposed as shown and projecting outwardly from the surface of the plate 82.

Slidably retained upon the areas 19b is a plate member 88 having a recess 9| formed in its upper edge dimensioned and disposed to loosely receive stud 98, also an oblong opening dimensioned and disposed to clear the hub portion of disk I9, as shown. Rigidly afllxed to the surface of plate 88 is a block part 84 disposed and formed as shown with a tooth 84a projecting toward the center and extending outwardly from the surface of the plate.

Plates 82 and 88 are of such thickness as to fixed to the disk surface level by rivets 81 as shown. 1

It will be clear that fractional rotation of plate 82 with relation to the body of disk 19, will result in a corresponding reciprocal motion of plate 88 through stud operating in recess 9|. Rotation of plate 82 beyond predetermined limits is prevented by shoulders formed by the I raised areas He.

The relative positions of disk. I8 and toothed disk 98, as assembled upon stud 88 has already been noted. Considering the-foregoing description, it will be clear that with the parts assembled as described, the toothed block 88, projecting beyond the surface of plate 88 and disk 19, will also project over toothed disk 98 as shown in Fig. 4. A plan view of the several parts is clearly shown in Fig. 5, also a broken section of toothed disk 98 is outlined in Figs. 11 and 12.

It has already been noted in connection with Figs. 5 and 7, that a spur gear I8 is fixedly mounted upon the power driven sleeve l2. The view shown in Fig. 5 illustrates that gear l8 runs in mesh with gear 94, thereby gear 94, together with toothed disk 98 is maintained in rotation by the power source.

Considering the foregoing, in connection with Fig. 11, it will be obvious that rotation of plate 82, with relation to disk member l9 will, by means already described, result in movement of tooth 88a toward center and into engagement with toothed disk 98. Assuming that disk 98 is in rotation when said engagement takes place, it is clear that eccentric 'I'I will be set in motion through members already described.

Still referring to Fig. 11, it will be noted that tooth 84a is normally retained in engagement with disk 98 by the action of a spring 88 attached to plate 82 by means of a stud 89 and to disk 19 by one of the rivets 81 as clearly shown.

Assuming disk to be in rotation in direction shown by the arrow and the parts positioned as shown in Fig. 11, it is obvious that disk I9 will be rotated through engagement between disk 98 and tooth 88a,'until finger 82a meets an obstruction such as stop 98. Continued rotation of the unit, with rotation of plate 82 arrested by stop 98, will displace the parts as shown in Fig. 12, wherein plate 88 has been displaced toward the right by means already shown and described and tooth8la has been withdrawn from engagement with disk 98. With the parts positioned as shown in Fig. 12, it is clear that, while disk 98 continues to rotate, disk 19 will remain stationary until stop 98 is removed to a non-obstructive position. When such removal takes place, spring 88 will restore parts to the relative positions shown in Fig. 11. It is considered obvious that if, after each escapement of fingers 82aor' 82b, stop is restored to the obstructive position, rotation cannot continue beyond one hundred and eighty degrees without further manipulation of the stop.-

Bearing in mind that eccentric I1 is integral with disk 19, it is apparent that intermittent roin described movement of lever 69 and associated 76 parts to place the ironing, shoe in contact with the roller through means already described.

It will be apparent that a further momentary removal of the stop 95 will result in rotation of eccentric I I through another half revolution or to a position diametrically opposite that shown in Fig. 3, causing the ironing shoe to return to contact with'the ironing roller.

' Manual control, of the above described clutch unit is effected through operation of the stop 95 as already noted. Reference to Fig. 4 will show that stop 95 is fixedly attached to a shaft 96 which is rotatably mounted in suitable bearings and disposed at right angles to stud 80. Shaft 96 passes through the wall of housing I6 and terminates in a knob 91 by which the shaft is fingers 820. or 82b.

It is obvious that slight manual rotation of knob 91 in counterclockwise direction will result in similar movement of stop 95 out of line of obstruction to teeth 82a. and 82b, thus permitting operation of the clutch unit as already described, Practical manipulation of the knob would consist of a slight rotation counter-clockwise, and release. This manipulation would obviously remove stop 95 out of line of tooth 62a or 82b, allowing same to escape. Release of the knob would result in restoration of stop 95 to its original position, ready to obstruct the next approaching tooth as 82a or 82b. Thus, each manipulation of the knob 91 would result 'in a half revolution cycleof operation as described, with resultant operation of the ironing shoe also described.

Mention has already been made of an extended lip portion I8 as integral with link I6. Referring to Fig. 16, it will be noted that the said lip is so disposed upon link I6 that when the link passes through the upper swing of its cycle, the lip 18 contacts with a shoulder formed in the body of lever 21, as clearly shown in Fig. 16. The

result of this contact is a displacement of lever 21 to disengage the roller operating clutch by I means already described.

The movement of lever 21 is identical with that produced by manipulation of the key 24, already described. Since the ironing shoe is thrown out of contact by the upper swing cycle of link I6, it follows that whenever the ironing shoe is, by power, thrown out of contact, rotation of the ironing roller is automatically stopped.

Obviously, when the ironing shoe is reapplied as a result of a succeeding manipulation of the knob 91, the accompanying lower and backward swing of link I6 will result in Withdrawal oi. the lip I8 from contact with lever 21, allowing gears I8-I9 to reengage and resume rotation of the ironing roller. Thus, rotation of the ironing roller is automatically started and stopped as the ironing shoe is applied or withdrawn by the power means.

In order to provide lubrication for the mechanism, a pump I03 is attached to housing I6 as shown in Fig. 3. The plunger I04, the upper end of which terminates in a button-like head I05.

is so positioned as to contact with the lower edge of link I6 as shown in Figs. 3 and 9. Plunger I04, shown in section in Fig. 9, is normally held in an out-stroke position by a spring I06, and is adapted to'be forced downwardly'and in by the lower edge of link I6 as the latter moves through the lower swing of its cycle. As clearly shown in Figs. ,3 and 9, pumping movement is imparted to plunger I04 by the alternate action of spring I06 and cam-like action of' link '10. Oil is taken in'through an orifice I01, checked by a ball I08,'forced through check I09, through tube .I I0 and ejected therefrom so as to fall upon the mechanism. 011 is supplied to the pump from a reservoir formed in the lower part of housing I6, where it returns for recirculation after flowing over the mechanism.

From the foregoing description, it will be clear that ample lubrication is provided as a consequence of the frequent operation of the ironing shoe unit.

It is well known that ironing machines of the class described are used for ironing a great variety of materials and garments. Obviously, to explain the operation of the machine with reference to each material or garment would involve almost endless detail.

' It is thought that operation of the several parts and groups composing this ironer have already been described with sufiicient detail to obviate the need for any but summary description herein.

It will be noted that the ironer has several distinct means of manipulation, first the individual control of rotation of the ironing roller by means brought into operation by manipulation of the key 24, second, individual operation of the ironing shoe by manipulation of the hand lever 50 and, third, control of power operation of the operator places material to be ironed upon the ironing roller in such a position that the entering edge of the material will be under the ironing shoe when the shoe is brought into contact with the roller. A slight turn of the knob 91 will cause the shoe to move forward into contact with the roller and material, following which a half turn of key 24 will set the roller in motion. Thus, the material will be inducted under the ironing shoe and properly pressed.'

, It might be noted here that in the above case, if key 24 had been in running position. the ironing roller would have started rotation simultaneously with inward movement of the ironing shoe by means previously described.

With the roller in motion and the shoe in contact, materials of ordinary thickness may be continuously fed over the roller and under the shoe. When ironing certain thick materials, such as folded blankets, which might not easily enter under the shoe, it may be desired to stop the roller temporarily, which is accomplished by rotating key 24 one half turn. Inorder to properly adjust materials under the ironing shoe, the shoe may be temporarily raised by operation of hand lever 50 asdescribed. When the material is adjusted, the shoe may be replaced by return of the hand lever to its original position, after whlchtheroilermsybe restarted byanotherhalf 'turnofkeyIL- In case the material being ironed includes buttons or other-projecting portions, the ironing shoe may conveniently be adjusted by hand lever SI to assist the e of the irregular portions.

In cases where the particular work being done ary by manipulation of the key 24, also as described. with the roller stationary and the ironing shoe in the applied position, the. shoe may be withdrawn by manipulation of the hand lever 50, as described. With the shoe in this position, the material may be arranged upon the stationary roller after which the shoe may be applied by return of hand lever I to an upright position. The shoe may be withdrawn and reapplied at will. Obviously, this class of work may be performed with the operating motor shut oil.

Usual operation of the ironer may be resumed by re-starting the motor, in case it has been shut oil, and manipulating the several controls as described. 7

In case it is desired to iron tubular garments, such as skirts, it is necessary to stop rotation of the roller and remove the ironing shoe to permit adjustment of the garment over the roller. This is accomplished by manipulation of the knob II as described, to remove the shoe and stop the roller. After the garment has been adjusted, another manipulation of the knob will result in replacement of the shoe and rotation of the roller.

ated means for controlling rotation thereof, an

associated ironing shoe, power driven means for the operation thereof including a clutch, an associated eccentric member, a link member adapted to transmit motion from the said eccentric to the shoe operating mechanism, manually operated means for controlling operation of said clutch to impart rotation to said ec'centric and motion to said link, and means integral with said link to engage and operate a member of the manually operated roller drive clutching means to discontinue rotation of the roller when the ironing shoe operating means is operated to remove the shoe from contact with the roller.

2. In an ironing machine of the class described,

.to transmit motion from said eccentric to the shoe operating mechanism, manually operated means for controlling operation of said clutch to impart I rotation to said eccentric and motion to said link and -a projecting part on said link adapted to engage and operate a member of the manually operated roller drive clutching means to discon-' tinue rotation of the roller when the ironing shoe operating means is operated to remove the shoe from contact with the roller.

3. In an ironing machine of the class described in combination, an ironing roller, manually operated mechanism for controlling rotation thereof, an associated ironing shoe, power driven means for the operation thereof including a clutch, an associated eccentric member, a link member adapted to transmit motion from said eccentric to the shoe operating mechanism, manually operated means. for controlling operation of said clutch to impart rotation to said eccentric and motion to said link, a projecting part on said link,

said manually operated roll control mechanism having a part lying in the path of said projecting part and being engageable and movable thereby during movement of said link to actuate the roll control mechanism to stop the roll when the link is operated to move the shoe away from the roll.

JOHN A. CAS'I'RICONE. 

